Display-case.



PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

H. G. EGLY.

VDISPLAY OASE. APPLIGATIoN FILED mm3, 1907.

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DISPLAY-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented March 5,1907.

Appiicauon mea January 3, 1907. serai No. 350,582.

To all, wltmn may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. EGLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phila- .delphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Cases,

'of which the following is a specification.

opening, the interior of the casing being arranged to provide amost effective for the display of the articles.

' The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had par-I ticularly to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a display-case constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged vertical cenlighting* 'tral section of the same; Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line/33 of ig. 2.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved display-case comprises a boxlike structure 1, preferably of pyramid'al shape, with the respective side walls inclining toward each other, as shown.

d l 'fI`he case is supporte upon egs 2, of any'pre erred type, though referably of ordinary tubular form,

two of t e legs being arranged at the rear or l up 8l' Wit lai` er end of thecase andI one at the forward en The case is supported on one side edge,

sol that the side walls, top, and bottom of the case as supported incline toward each other, the base or-rear wall of the case extending in a plane parallel to the leg-supports. The

lof the case 3 is constructed to prov1 e a door, being hin ed at its relatively rear end to the rear walI and terminating at its forward lend in rear of the forward end of ythe case, an additional strip 4 bein removably secured between the side wal s of the case, as by screws 5, to complete the upper Wallof the case.' The door 3 is hinged at its rear end and connected to the strip 4; at -lts forward endby any suitable fastening, as a -lock 6. l f.

Within the case is arranged an article supporting shelf or table 7, comprising a stri of appropriate width secured to the rear wa of the case some distance above the lower wall thereof and connected at its ends tothe side wall of the canse, the forward end of the strip being'supported upon a vertically-disposed section 8, underlying the strip 7 and resting at its lower endupon the bottom of the case. A sight-tube 9 is arrangedin the relatively forward end of the case, lthe sectional formation of said tube'tcorrespondin to that of the case, except that the walls of the tube' are arranged at a less inclination than the wallsof the case. The tube is open at both ends, its relatively forward end being of' a size to fit snugly within the open forward end of the case, as vclearly shown in Fig. 2. As the walls of the tube are at a less inclination than the Walls of the caseit will be obvious that the relatively rear Vends of the tube-walls are spaced a distance from the inner surface of the case-walls. A rectangular frame 10 is secured upon the outer surface of the` tube-walls'at their relatively, l

.rear ends, the thickness of the frame equaling the distance between said tube-walls and the casing-walls, thereby supporting the tube centrally within the case. At the forward end the tube 9 is provided with a lat` erally-disposed disk 11 of materially greater diameter than the similar dimension of the forward end of the case,`said disk when the tube is in positionbeing designed to abut snugly against the forward edUes'of the tubewalls. The disk 11 is centrally formed with a sight-opening 12, alined'with e interior of the tube 9, andsaid'openin is preferably covered by a transparent v dis 13, which may be either of plain glass or in the form of a lens formagnifying purposes.4 `The vertical bars of the-frame 10 are' preferably constructed to receive and support a series ofinc'andescent lamps 14, energized through the medium ofaconductor 1,5to illuminate the interiorof thelc'ase.

'Ifhe tube 9 is approximately equal to half thelengtliof the-case, andv that portion of the interior surface -of the case lying in rear of the relatively rear end of the tube is covered by'- any desiredv light-reflecting material 16'-as, for instance, white silk or the like. The light-reflecting material covers all of the exposed surface onthe interior of the case .in rear of the tube 9-forexample, the rear wall down to the table '7, the table, the support 8, the lower side walls.

wall, the top wall, and the In use any desired article-or series of arti- IOO the display. The interior of the tube 9 is preferably black or of non-reflecting surface, and the relatively rear end thereof is of less dimensions than the interior of the case at the particular point in orderto permit the 4arrangement of the lights beyond the direct line of vision, and thereby prevent light interference inthe inspection. The lamps 14 may bearranged in multiple or series, as desired, and the horizontal portions of the frame may also be provided with illuminating means for an increased illumination when necessary.

The display-case is designed, primarily, to attract attention of the ordinary observer and by its peculiar arrangement and the ne- I' cessity of sighting through a restricted opening to view the articles so promotes the curiosity of the individual as to practically insure his inspectionl By this means a more effective, display of any article or articles may be made than in the ordinary show-case with obvious advantages to the advertiser.

The case 1, as well as the outer surface of the disk 11, may be suitably inscribed with' advertising or directory matter, and these, as well as other parts of the case, may be of any desired material, in any size, and ornamented or plain in accordance' with the de/ mands and tastes of the user.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is n v 1. A display-case comprising a box-like structure having converging side walls, a display-table supported Within the case at the larger lend thereof,v a sight-tube/supported within the case in advance of the table, the

' 1 forward end of said tube projecting through an opening formed in the reduced end of the case, an illuminating means arranged between the rear end of the tube and the case.

2. A display-case comprising a box-like structure having converging side walls, a display-table sup orted`within the case at the larger end t ereof, a sight-tube supported Within the case in ladvance of the table, the lforward end of said tube projecting through an opening formed in the reduced end of thecase, an illuminating means arranged between the rear end of the tube and thecase, said illuminating means being disposed beyond the plane of the tube.

3. A display-case comprising a box-like structure having converging side Walls, a display-table supported within the case at the larger end thereof, a sight-tube supported within the case in advance of the table, the forward end of said tube projecting through an opening formed in the reduced end of the case, an illuminating means arranged b etween the rear end of the tube and the case, said illuminating means being disposed beyond the plane of the tube, and a disk carried by the forward end of the tube and contacting with the forward edges of the case, saidl disk being formed with a sight-opening proltected by a section of transparent materia 4. A display-case comprising a box-like structure having .converging side walls, a dis play-table supported within the case at the larger end thereof, a sight-tube supported within the case in advance of the table, the Jforward end of `said tube projecting through an opening formed in the reduced end of the case, an illuminating means arranged between the rear end of the tube andthe case, said illuminating means being disposed beyond the plane ofthe tube, the interior of the tube being of a non-reiiecting material, anda light-reflecting material covering the interior of the case in rear of said tube.I

In testimony whereof I afX my signature in presence of two witnesses. j

/ HENRY C. .EGLY

Witnesses:

' EDWIN Q. THAYER',

GHAs. L. FLUCK. 

